LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGE Factors In Favor of and Against Legalizing Gay Marriage in the United States David Vance May 28‚ 2012 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Instructor Verhaegh Argosy University Factors In Favor of and Against Legalizing Gay Marriage in the United States Proposal/ Issue: Gay marriage should be legalized in the United States. Six Reasons For: Weakest to Strongest 1. Other countries (Denmark‚ Canada etc.) have legalized gay marriage.
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Gay Marriage In today’s world‚ gay marriage is a huge issue amongst society. Many people are either in favor of it or they are not in favor of it. For example‚ “A Right to Marry”‚ is an article written by Martha Nussbaum that expresses her opinion of gay marriage‚ which includes her thought of what the gay marriage debate is about‚ as well as her objection to it. Nussbaum believes the debate of gay marriage is not built on the religious aspect‚ civil rights aspect‚ or the relationship
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pursuit of HAPPINESS‚ right? B. Thesis- I personally believe in gay marriage‚ who is anyone to say who can and cannot be together. C. Tie to audience- Have you ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend and your parents told you that you were not allowed to see that said other person? What if you loved that person? What if you wanted to marry that person and you were told “No”? How would you feel…completely hopeless? That is exactly what gay couples face every day of their lives. D. Credibility statement-
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Gay Marriages Yea or Nay Tehila Haverlandt Michael Kellam Soc 120 11/15/2012 Whether or not to allow “Gay Marriages” or Same-Sex-Marriages is a question that brings up a lot of theories and debates. It all starts with whether or not people chose to be homosexual or if it is in their genes. In this paper I will touch on a few of these theories and questions. I will try to decide for myself if it should be legal or not. I am riding on the line in between the two and at this very moment unsure if
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because those hundred thousand people are different‚ their rights have been taken away. This group of people didn ’t break any laws or rules but because of their difference in society their rights have been restricted. The thought of whether or not gay marriage should be legalized in the United States has been an on going debate. I personally do not understand why it hasn’t been legalized already; Not allowing homosexuals the right to marriage‚ their rights to freedom of speech have been taken away
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There are still countries in the world where it is illegal to be openly gay. Even in Australia gay people are denied the right to marry. This is a human right‚ because and here’s why… Gay marriage is important because it brings two people together. There is no effect on heterosexual community. The issue of gay marriage is no different. Denying marriage to two individuals who love each other is to deny them a fundamental freedom. Gay couples are legally allowed to enter into a civil union partnership
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Gay Option In the article “The Gay Option”‚ Stephanie Fairyngton argues that it is wrong to think about homosexuality as deviations from nature’s norm. She understands that it is easy for people to think about homosexuality as an illness rather than a person’s choice. The main reason for this is that it is hard to understand people who choose this challenging state of beings. Because society has a stereotype of heterosexuality as somehow better choice than homosexuality‚ they would think that person
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Name Instructor Houston English 205 September 2‚ 2013 Gay in America In today’s society Gay men and women have to fight for everything‚ including the right to marry and have a baby. Gays face many challenges which include a job‚ a loved one‚ a family; the right to life‚ liberty and justice‚ all these rights are given to all but Gay people. I ask you; is this fair; are Gays not people to? Sometimes even before a gay person comes out they get teased‚ ridiculed‚ punished‚ assaulted and
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Should Gays and Lesbians be allowed in the military? COM/215 Essentials of College Writing February 28 2011 Government Policy During the 1992 presidential campaign the previous Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton addressed the issue of gays in the military. “It became one of the first issues Clinton tackled as President‚ but when the White House attempt to unilaterally repeal the ban stumbled‚ Congress passed a law to keep openly gay men and women from serving” (Webley‚ 2010‚ p. 1). On September
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more accepted than ever‚ more people are coming out of the closet and wanting to have same sex relationships open ly. Although it is becoming more accepted‚ much of society still does not like the idea of legal gay marriage. As of now‚ very few states recognize legal marriage between gays‚ and it is a problem. In 1968‚ the U.S. government passed an amendment that states; “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor
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